Acting for Camera, written from the actor’s point of view, teaches
how to listen and think on camera, and apply all you know quickly and
efficiently. This book is a practical handbook with an effective technique for
giving a great and unique performance.
In Acting for Camera, you will discover
the following tools for acting for the camera:
- Scoring a script
- Creating a journey
- Paraphrasing
- Opposite expectations
- Personalization
- Discovering the secret and the surprise
- Secondary activities
- Choice of actions
- Raising the stakes
Foreward
Introduction
- Scoring the Script
- Making the Journey
- Opposite Expectations
- Some Translations on the Way
- A Word about Objectives
- Putting It All Together
- Secondary Activities
- The Art of the General Interview
- The Cold Read
- How Working on Camera Is Like a New Play
- What Makes a Great Performance?
- The Professional Life
Julia
Fulton
After receiving an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Julia Fulton created leading roles in world premieres at Tony award winning South Coast Repertory in southern California, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre. She has starred in numerous streaming films and TV as an actress. As a writer, Ms. Fulton has directed and written the short film documentary Head Start on the Southern Ute Reservation. Her play LAKE POWELL was selected by Cygnet Theatre for their New Play Festival in San Diego, CA. Her memoir THE BRIDAL PATH available on Amazon.com.
Her book Acting for the Camera: from the Actor’s P.O.V. is published by Kendall Hunt. She’s taught acting and film at UCLA, USC, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin. She currently teaches acting, writing and film at the University of California, San Diego. She was named Guest Artist by the British American Drama Academy (BADA)in Oxford, England.